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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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